How to Draw Noir Comics: The Art and Technique of Visual Storytelling
is an instructional book based on the cinematic, high contrast noir
style of acclaimed comic book and graphic novel illustrator, Shawn
Martinbrough.
Martinbrough's work has been published by DC Comics, Vertigo and Marvel
Comics, illustrating stories ranging from Batman to the X-Men. This is
his first book, released through Watson-Guptill Publications and The
Nielsen Company.
In How to Draw Noir Comics, Martinbrough shows how the expert use of
the color black is critical for drawing noir comics. He demonstrates how
to set a mood, design characters and locations, stage action and enhance
drama, and discusses important topics like page layout, panel design,
and cover design.
How to Draw Noir Comics includes The Truce, an original graphic
novel written and illustrated by Martinbrough which incorporates the
many lessons addressed throughout the book, and has an introduction by
critically-acclaimed novelist Greg Rucka, author of the graphic novel
Whiteout, currently in production as a major motion picture.